Ancestry in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Luzerne County and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountOther1IrishPolishGermanItalianUnclassified2WelshEnglishAmericanSlovakRussianLithuanianDutchSubsaharan AfricanArabWest IndianAfricanFrenchScottishHaitian29.977541%16.205470%29.977541%30.0%12,28012.3k18.071966%18.295042%18.071966%18.1%7,40315.394004%21.129636%15.394004%15.4%6,30615.145005%16.517150%15.145005%15.1%6,20412.093546%17.180332%12.093546%12.1%4,95410.299287%11.448433%10.299287%10.3%4,2195.175276%4.460095%5.175276%5.2%2,1203.810663%5.105090%3.810663%3.8%1,5613.178401%4.334357%3.178401%3.2%1,3023.161312%5.323015%3.161312%3.2%1,2952.326433%3.015832%2.326433%2.3%9531.816229%2.928348%1.816229%1.8%7441.694170%2.215310%1.694170%1.7%6941.689288%0.348680%1.689288%1.7%6921.462260%0.877344%1.462260%1.5%5991.347525%0.308544%1.347525%1.3%5521.271848%0.252417%1.271848%1.3%5211.191290%1.082100%1.191290%1.2%4880.981349%0.778259%0.981349%1.0%4020.927644%0.137340%0.927644%0.9%380
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Luzerne County and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Puerto RicanMexicanDominicanCentral AmericanSouth AmericanHonduranOther HispanicEcuadorianCubanSalvadoranColombianArgentinean37.448053%24.720609%37.448053%37.4%2,4335.939%5.94%28.320763%14.729671%28.320763%28.3%1,8404.492%4.49%21.902416%45.366983%21.902416%21.9%1,4233.474%3.47%4.925350%4.883042%4.925350%4.9%3200.781%0.78%3.801755%5.164949%3.801755%3.8%2470.603%0.60%3.540095%1.312213%3.540095%3.5%2300.561%0.56%2.401108%4.466893%2.401108%2.4%1560.381%0.38%1.339080%1.147767%1.339080%1.3%870.212%0.21%1.200554%0.667852%1.200554%1.2%780.190%0.19%1.046637%2.060610%1.046637%1.0%680.166%0.17%1.031245%1.090714%1.031245%1.0%670.164%0.16%0.877328%0.496694%0.877328%0.9%570.139%0.14%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Luzerne County and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%Count%ChineseVietnameseIndianBangladeshiFilipinoIndonesianKoreanNot SpecifiedJapaneseThai26.629681%16.091954%26.629681%26.6%1920.469%0.47%24.410541%8.764368%24.410541%24.4%1760.430%0.43%17.614424%37.988506%17.614424%17.6%1270.310%0.31%10.679612%4.109195%10.679612%10.7%770.188%0.19%6.796117%8.275862%6.796117%6.8%490.120%0.12%4.715673%1.724138%4.715673%4.7%340.083%0.08%3.467406%12.212644%3.467406%3.5%250.061%0.06%3.190014%0.660920%3.190014%3.2%230.056%0.06%1.248266%2.500000%1.248266%1.2%90.022%0.02%1.109570%0.948276%1.109570%1.1%80.020%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.6%11.1%15.5%19.9%24.3%28.7%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
11%16%22%27%32%38%

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
3.8%7.3%10.8%14.2%17.7%21.2%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
3.6%7.1%10.6%14.1%17.6%21.1%

Welsh Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
1.5%4.7%7.8%11.0%14.1%17.3%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1.8%2.9%3.9%5.0%6.0%7.1%

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.5%5.5%

Slovak Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Slovak' ancestry (%):
1.1%2.1%3.1%4.1%5.0%6.1%

Russian Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
1.0%2.0%3.0%3.9%4.9%5.9%

Lithuanian Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Lithuanian' ancestry (%):
1.09%1.41%1.73%2.04%2.36%2.68%

Dutch Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.7%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.5%6.7%8.9%11.2%

Arab Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.30%0.78%1.25%1.73%2.20%2.68%

West Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.37%0.75%1.12%1.50%1.87%

African Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.3%9.2%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.3%5.0%6.7%8.4%

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.4%13.1%

Dominican Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.8%7.3%

South American Ancestry by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.1%2.6%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.24%0.48%0.73%0.97%1.22%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.92%1.38%1.84%2.30%

Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.37%0.56%0.74%0.93%

Bangladeshi Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Bangladeshi' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.23%0.46%0.69%0.92%1.15%

Filipino Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.15%0.30%0.45%0.60%0.76%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Wilkes-Barre

Irish Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.5%11.0%15.4%19.8%24.3%28.7%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
8%14%20%26%32%38%

German Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
3%9%15%20%26%32%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
3.6%7.3%11.0%14.7%18.4%22.2%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
1.3%4.6%7.8%11.0%14.2%17.5%

English Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.8%2.2%3.5%4.8%6.1%7.5%

American Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.7%2.8%3.9%5.0%6.2%

Slovak Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Slovak' ancestry (%):
1.1%2.5%3.8%5.2%6.5%7.9%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.5%4.7%5.9%

Lithuanian Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Lithuanian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.1%10.1%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.5%6.7%8.9%11.2%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%

West Indian Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.8%4.8%

African Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.3%9.2%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.2%15.3%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%9%17%26%35%44%

Dominican Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.9%7.4%

South American Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.1%2.6%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.5%3.3%4.2%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.92%1.39%1.85%2.32%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.43%0.86%1.29%1.72%2.16%

Bangladeshi Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Bangladeshi' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%3.0%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.16%0.32%0.48%0.65%0.81%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilkes-Barre (4 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wilkes-Barre, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownParsons NeighborhoodParsonsRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreEast End NeighborhoodEast EndPennsylvaniaNortheastIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleMiddle AtlanticMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerThe Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman Hills28.684030%28.684030%28.7%822122.372788%22.372788%22.4%681221.962590%21.962590%22.0%97320.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k19.875535%19.875535%19.9%410411419.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k18.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40318.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40317.766867%17.766867%17.8%984985516.929133%16.929133%16.9%1,324616.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.765971%14.765971%14.8%182713.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.557252%13.557252%13.6%346347812.231986%12.231986%12.2%574575910.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M6.642217%6.642217%6.6%6510
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

There are 139 county subdivisions in the Scranton Area. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,033.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#DunmoreWest PittstonCarbondalePittstonDuryeaFairview TownshipFairviewScrantonForty FortMoosicHanover TownshipHanoverSouth Abington TownshipS AbingtonArchbaldExeterJessupPlymouthWright TownshipWrightScott TownshipScottFreelandRice TownshipThroopPlains TownshipPlainsScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaJefferson TownshipJeffersonKingstonOld ForgeDickson CityClarks SummitJenkins TownshipJenkinsTaylorWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreBlakelyNanticokePittston TownshipPittstonLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreLarksvilleLehman TownshipLehmanOlyphantHazle TownshipHazleWyomingButler TownshipButlerPennsylvaniaKingston TownshipKingstonTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockDallas TownshipDallasFoster TownshipFosterNortheastSugarloaf TownshipSugarloafMiddle AtlanticSwoyersvilleNewport TownshipNewportSalem TownshipSalemJackson TownshipJacksonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEdwardsvilleHazletonWest Hazleton30.212079%30.212079%30.2%4,117129.939495%29.939495%29.9%1,435228.540255%28.540255%28.5%2,485328.155973%28.155973%28.2%2,159426.713029%26.713029%26.7%1,306526.559715%26.559715%26.6%1,192626.535742%26.535742%26.5%20,26820.3k725.324363%25.324363%25.3%1,054825.231199%25.231199%25.2%1,446925.109290%25.109290%25.1%2,7571025.058159%25.058159%25.1%2,2621123.592951%23.592951%23.6%1,6601222.961641%22.961641%23.0%1,2871322.809701%22.809701%22.8%1,0441422.745098%22.745098%22.7%1,3341522.283186%22.283186%22.3%1,2591622.253981%22.253981%22.3%1,0901721.807747%21.807747%21.8%7601821.652422%21.652422%21.7%7601921.187283%21.187283%21.2%8532020.829089%20.829089%20.8%2,0452120.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k20.718306%20.718306%20.7%7732220.460142%20.460142%20.5%2,6592320.276554%20.276554%20.3%1,6572420.217755%20.217755%20.2%1,2072520.214243%20.214243%20.2%1,0192620.210857%20.210857%20.2%9012719.279661%19.279661%19.3%1,1832819.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k18.833593%18.833593%18.8%1,2112918.423607%18.423607%18.4%1,8983018.323989%18.323989%18.3%6213118.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40318.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,4033217.696123%17.696123%17.7%7853317.598166%17.598166%17.6%6143417.494182%17.494182%17.5%9023517.129096%17.129096%17.1%1,6363616.880976%16.880976%16.9%5123716.759366%16.759366%16.8%1,5973816.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M16.373265%16.373265%16.4%1,1443916.156699%16.156699%16.2%6974015.598221%15.598221%15.6%1,4384115.184005%15.184005%15.2%5244215.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.354761%14.354761%14.4%5944313.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M12.840000%12.840000%12.8%6424412.760417%12.760417%12.8%6864512.517781%12.517781%12.5%5284611.346445%11.346445%11.3%5254710.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M8.752367%8.752367%8.8%416486.996874%6.996874%7.0%1,746496.305310%6.305310%6.3%28550
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%Count#Ridley TownshipRidleyHaverford TownshipHaverfordMiddletown TownshipMiddletownAbington TownshipAbingtonScrantonNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonWarminster TownshipWarminsterFalls TownshipFallsRadnor TownshipRadnorBristol TownshipBristolShaler TownshipShalerBensalem TownshipBensalemRoss TownshipCranberry TownshipCranberryBethel ParkTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower MakefieldUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyPlumScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonAltoonaNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreMillcreek TownshipMillcreekLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungiePittsburghNortheastWilliamsportMonroevilleHempfield TownshipHempfieldErieLower Merion TownshipLower MerionLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonSpring TownshipSpgMiddle AtlanticHampden TownshipHampdenPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsManheim TownshipManheimYork TownshipCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamBethlehemState CollegePhiladelphiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorristownYorkAllentownLancasterHarrisburgChesterReading37.629830%37.629830%37.6%11,66611.7k135.841532%35.841532%35.8%17,52417.5k229.270930%29.270930%29.3%13,26513.3k326.556434%26.556434%26.6%14,77614.8k426.535742%26.535742%26.5%20,26820.3k526.421819%26.421819%26.4%10,45310.5k626.411680%26.411680%26.4%8,611725.705791%25.705791%25.7%8,732825.521888%25.521888%25.5%8,069925.194757%25.194757%25.2%13,64813.6k1024.504353%24.504353%24.5%7,0081122.942970%22.942970%22.9%13,84713.8k1222.913172%22.913172%22.9%7,1041321.956275%21.956275%22.0%6,5681421.845323%21.845323%21.8%7,0391521.654064%21.654064%21.7%6,3861621.575531%21.575531%21.6%7,0471721.315774%21.315774%21.3%17,64217.6k1820.925238%20.925238%20.9%5,7491920.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k20.190057%20.190057%20.2%5,7792020.030428%20.030428%20.0%6,5832119.336858%19.336858%19.3%8,7422219.180088%19.180088%19.2%5,8952319.170823%19.170823%19.2%5,5352419.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k18.386040%18.386040%18.4%9,9362518.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40318.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,4032616.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M16.303455%16.303455%16.3%5,1622716.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k2815.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M15.061686%15.061686%15.1%4,3952915.047788%15.047788%15.0%4,2513014.757736%14.757736%14.8%6,1863114.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k3214.336998%14.336998%14.3%8,3473314.194084%14.194084%14.2%6,8383414.147734%14.147734%14.1%3,8673513.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.742145%13.742145%13.7%3,9803613.500345%13.500345%13.5%5,6803712.315985%12.315985%12.3%4,8443812.306986%12.306986%12.3%3,4833912.276955%12.276955%12.3%4,5414011.862696%11.862696%11.9%6,5804111.558207%11.558207%11.6%4,8634211.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k4310.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.040627%10.040627%10.0%3,460447.619504%7.619504%7.6%3,341456.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211466.626110%6.626110%6.6%3,932476.287632%6.287632%6.3%3,091484.498473%4.498473%4.5%1,532494.044415%4.044415%4.0%3,55550
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#QuincyToms River TownshipToms RivTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaManchesterWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonPennsylvaniaPittsburghLowellTown of AmherstAmherstAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonLynnMiddle AtlanticBrocktonTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloCambridgeStaten IslandPhiladelphiaYonkersWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadSpringfieldTown of StamfordStamfordRochesterNew BedfordTown of WaterburyWaterburyProvidenceEdison TownshipEdisonManhattanAllentownTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BridgeportBridgeportJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodQueensBrooklynTown of HartfordHartfordBronxElizabethNewarkPaterson26.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k126.146401%26.146401%26.1%23,82823.8k224.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k321.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k420.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k19.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k519.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k19.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k618.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k718.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40318.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40317.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k817.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k916.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k1016.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M16.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k1116.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1215.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k1315.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1514.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1614.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1714.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k1814.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1913.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k2013.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k2112.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k2212.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2312.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2412.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k2511.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2710.417182%10.417182%10.4%10,53510.5k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k299.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k309.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k318.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k328.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048338.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812348.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k357.326148%7.326148%7.3%7,463366.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k376.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211386.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845394.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070404.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372414.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k423.973158%3.973158%4.0%3,890433.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k443.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k453.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977462.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Scranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaNortheastTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonMiddle AtlanticTulsaColumbusPhiladelphiaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTucsonSeattleDenverOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Seattle EastPhoenixPlanoSacramentoSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoLas VegasChicagoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinFort WorthManhattanAlbuquerqueWashingtonOrlandoMilwaukeeSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNortheast DallasNE DallasFresnoOntarioSan JoseAtlantaAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyHoustonQueensSan BernardinoLos AngelesBrooklynEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySouthwest DallasSW DallasSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoBronxDetroitMiami20.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k19.150301%19.150301%19.2%11,34111.3k18.295042%18.295042%18.3%58,34658.3k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40318.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,40316.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k213.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M11.613485%11.613485%11.6%68,78468.8k311.149313%11.149313%11.1%91,31891.3k411.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k510.818128%10.818128%10.8%61,97562.0k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.172044%10.172044%10.2%88,88888.9k710.023098%10.023098%10.0%104,621105k89.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k98.693811%8.693811%8.7%57,29157.3k108.646645%8.646645%8.6%50,70650.7k118.340623%8.340623%8.3%265,731266k128.209757%8.209757%8.2%44,93244.9k137.967295%7.967295%8.0%89,26089.3k147.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k157.821029%7.821029%7.8%52,11352.1k167.711525%7.711525%7.7%183,537184k177.587390%7.587390%7.6%141,881142k187.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k197.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k207.298206%7.298206%7.3%54,60754.6k217.187308%7.187308%7.2%61,73161.7k227.043202%7.043202%7.0%60,00460.0k236.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k246.828964%6.828964%6.8%43,85843.9k256.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k266.282831%6.282831%6.3%36,59936.6k275.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k285.894964%5.894964%5.9%58,04758.0k295.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k305.682282%5.682282%5.7%32,84732.8k315.676427%5.676427%5.7%87,81787.8k325.515056%5.515056%5.5%38,17538.2k335.074170%5.074170%5.1%32,66732.7k345.023122%5.023122%5.0%88,24388.2k354.884414%4.884414%4.9%28,33428.3k364.677963%4.677963%4.7%79,39779.4k374.124565%4.124565%4.1%75,93375.9k383.994070%3.994070%4.0%131,942132k393.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k403.509199%3.509199%3.5%29,43429.4k413.476966%3.476966%3.5%89,52289.5k423.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k433.099164%3.099164%3.1%29,64829.6k443.013953%3.013953%3.0%29,11529.1k452.767147%2.767147%2.8%19,41319.4k462.283638%2.283638%2.3%12,52512.5k472.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.510146%1.510146%1.5%14,54014.5k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Wilkes-Barre. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
City:
Wilkes-Barre
ZIP Codes:
18701, 18702, 18704, 18705
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Iron Triangle, Mayflower, Miners' Mills, Parsons, Rolling Mill Hill, Sherman Hills, South Wilkes-Barre, The Heights
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-121
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover, Plains, Wilkes-Barre